The Wonderful World of Disney

We decided to take a very last minute trip to Orlando to use our free Disney tickets we got through the "Give a Day, Get a Day" promotion Disney has going on now. We are use to driving 13 hrs to visit our families back home, so the 10 hrs to Orlando seemed like a treat! My parents joined us at Disney, so Riley had the full attention of four adults all day long!

Riley has just recently learned who Mickey Mouse is and had been talking about him for the several days leading up to the trip. She really enjoyed seeing all the characters and had no fear in going up to them. She actually didn't want to leave their sides!

She loved every ride & show we went to. After each one she would say "again, again"! We picked a great day to go, the weather was great during the day and the crowds were low. The longest we waited in line was 20 minutes.

The parade was one of the highlights for Riley. It kept her attention the entire time and she was upset each time a float passed by out of sight.

We stayed the entire time and caught the fireworks after we crossed over on the ferry. It was such a fun and perfect day! What a day to remember!

21 Months

This little girl has become obsessed with other kids! I think being locked up in the house during this very long winter (won't it just please warm up!) has left her having "kid withdraw". She looks out the window just waiting to see if any kids come outside and if they do we must go out right then! She now calls some kids her friends which is so sweet. She is going to be my social butterfly when she gets older.

Snow Day

About once a year we get a good snow covering that sticks and is enough to play in. This year it snowed on Saturday and didn't melt for days later. Our niece Cara was with us for the week and got to enjoy in on the fun. We spent just as much time bundling the girls up as we spent outside on Saturday. Sunday was much better because it stopped snowing and the snow was more frozen. Riley got to going sledding a few times but like her mom can only stand the cold for so long. Snow is great as long as its only once or twice a year!

20 Months Old

My sweet little baby has become a very opionated toddler. She has an opinion on what she wants to watch, eat and do. She will wave her little hand at me and say no if she disapproves of what I am doing. Who knew it would start so early. She can still be so sweet & is learning new words all the time.

19 Months Old

Riley's turned 19 months on Christmas Eve so she participated in some Christmas 1st traditions today. She has had so much fun with her cousins this month and is starting to remember people and their names. She loves to look at pictures of herself and family. Can't believe we will be celebrating her 2nd Christmas!